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Power company is ruining our streets
Al-MadinaMOST streets in Jeddah used to be paved in a way that allowed people to use them without any problem.For years now, global warming has been contributing to climate change and every region is affected one way or other. Our city too receives rain on and off unlike before. And the rain damages roads by creating pits and cracks in its aftermath. Layers of asphalt get eroded and potholes damage everyone’s cars. All what it means the rain has succeeded in exposing the poor execution of road projects by the contractors.Jeddah Municipality is in an embarrassing situation now because it has to carry out the repair work and for this it needs a huge budget, which was something the officials did not take into account when the projects were awarded.On the other hand, owners of new houses in...
February 24, 2019

Power company is ruining our streets

An open letter to the labor minister
Al-MadinaTO His Excellency, the Minister of Labor.Dear minister, you know my appreciation for your wonderful efforts aimed at solving the problem of unemployment among Saudis. Now I want to convey to your excellency the opinion of the people, who wish that you begin the process of Saudization from senior positions, and not from low-paid menial jobs.For example, you need to begin with the big organizations and companies that are filled with huge numbers of foreign workers at the top of the job hierarchy and who control the key positions in them. They also earn fancy salaries, special benefits and incentives.These positions can be held by Saudis with a high level of efficiency, and there are many Saudis who wait for such opportunities. Unfortunately, they did not get the chance and the...
February 24, 2019

An open letter to the labor minister

A burning need to learn
A DEVASTATING fire has swept through an old quarter of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. More than seventy people are known to have perished and a number of buildings destroyed. Yet, while this blaze is a terrible tragedy, it is also a testament to this country’s remarkable economic success. Bangladesh is notorious for the series of deadly fires and structural failures in the garment industry, which culminated in the 2013 collapse of the multi-story Rana Plaza in which 1,134 workers died. The catastrophe was the culmination of a series of incidents, including the Tazreen fire five months earlier, in which 112 were burned to death. Factory owners making handsome profits manufacturing clothes and footwear for big name international brands had been ignoring every rule in the book. Their...
February 21, 2019

A burning need to learn

Faisal Tahir Khan
Pakistan: Land of opportunity for investors
THE Pakistani nation is delighted with the recent high-level visit of Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman to Pakistan and the fact that he showed great confidence in Pakistani leadership and the nation by signing strategic memorandums of understanding that cover the investment of more than $20 billion in various sectors. This will initiate a new era of Saudi-Pak relations.Pakistan with a population of 210 million people has a strategic geographical location, thriving middle class and the largest canal system in the world, with Gwadar being the world’s deepest seaport. Some 60 percent of the population is less than the age of 30 and a 2012 survey conducted by the Institute of European Business Administration indicated that the nation has the fourth most intelligent people out of 125...
February 21, 2019

Pakistan: Land of opportunity for investors

HANA HIJAZI
The art of cinematography
Al-RiyadhAfter watching a documentary on the life of Jack Cardiff, one of the greatest cinematographers in American and British cinema, I realized that the astonishment and enjoyment that we have when watching a great movie is all thanks to this great art form. When you hear the greatest directors talk about the importance of cinematography and how it makes it easier for them to deliver their vision or message to the viewer, you realize that it is the key to producing a successful movie.Movies rely on cinematography. You cannot make a movie that grabs the attention of the audience without a skillful director of photography. Generally, movies rely on words and images. Knowing how to balance the two gracefully will create a great movie. Words must be creative and the cinematography must be...
February 21, 2019

The art of cinematography

What to do with captured terrorists
The fools from around the world, most of them young, who flocked to support Daesh (the self-proclaimed IS) have paid the price for their wicked choice. The last terrorist remnants are fighting for their lives in a small enclave in Syria. Thousands of their fellow dupes have died, many blown to pieces by Coalition bombs or blasted by Iraqi security forces or Kurdish militias.Thousands more have been captured and are currently being held in camps. Some were once Daesh fighters, who used to parade around with their black flags brutalizing the locals in areas they had overrun. Others are the wives and children of these killers. Most of the women went willingly to Daesh territory, smuggled easily through a once-indulgent Turkey. They included teenagers who responded to the blasphemous terrorist...
February 21, 2019

What to do with captured terrorists

Is a girl’s escape a serious phenomenon?
Al-RiyadhWHAT will we do about the dangerous phenomenon of Saudi girls fleeing abroad? What is the reason behind the spread of this phenomenon?These questions made me rethink the whole Arabic language. The word “phenomenon”, as we all know, explains the spread of a habit, tradition, or a practice that could be seen by every human being as an example.We can say the habit of wearing the shumag headdress without a band has become a phenomenon, in contrast to the normal dress code in the Kingdom, so is the young Saudis sporting light beards these days or the trend among Saudi families of traveling to Dubai. When we consider a habit or trend as a phenomenon, we have to cite numerous examples to justify it.Now, how many girls have escaped from the Kingdom leaving their families behind to...
February 21, 2019

Is a girl’s escape a serious phenomenon?

Resolving the actual problems of SMEs
In a recent interview with Okaz newspaper, Talat Hafiz, secretary general of the Media and Banking Awareness Committee for Saudi Banks, estimated that the volume of financing provided to the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sector was over SR71 billion, which is equivalent to five percent of the total volume of financing extended to the private sector.He emphasized that the SME’s stake in the financial portfolio of Saudi banks has doubled over the last two years, with an increase from two percent to five percent, and this is an unprecedented growth rate and more than is targeted by the Kingdom’s National Transformation Program 2020. The program envisages activating the role of banks in stimulating the growth of this vital sector and raising its contribution to the gross domestic...
February 20, 2019

Resolving the actual problems of SMEs

Expand Saudi radio stations
Al-MadinahWhen radio broadcasting began in the Kingdom, it had a significant impact on Saudi society. People had access to radio inside or outside their homes, in the fields, in factories and in stores. People could listen to the radio in their cars and on other forms of transportation. Its coverage was widespread and it provided national and international news.Today there are radio stations that specialize in specific areas, such as religion, news, culture, music, women’s affairs, children, sports, etc. The radio plays a major role in national security, the dissemination of knowledge and in different art forms, entertainment and general awareness.Because of the importance of the radio, UNESCO has made the 13th of February each year a day to celebrate and highlight the history of radio...
February 20, 2019

Expand Saudi radio stations

Cleanliness is a factor of faith
Walk or drive around the busy thoroughfares of any major European city and chances are you will come across buildings undergoing extensive renovation. But surprisingly, there is little evidence of the construction litter and debris that usually accompanies such projects and is unsafe for motorists and pedestrians. The reason? Strict construction laws and a code of discipline and work ethics are deeply ingrained in their culture.Now flash across several thousand miles to the city of Jeddah following a mildly windy day or a moderate dust storm. The city often resembles a war zone. Strewn over the roads and sidewalks will be litter and tons of it. Particleboards, plywood, wood beams, empty cement sacks, paint cans, trash bags with their contents spilled out, and much more. It is not...
February 20, 2019

Cleanliness is a factor of faith

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